Childcare Workers Wear Wearable Cameras to Share Their Eyes】 Over 90% of childcare workers said they are "interested" in the way other childcare workers look at and talk to children, including wanting to learn "how to respond to troublesome situations.

~Expectations and Challenges for New Methods to Improve the Quality of Childcare Revealed~.

- The following is content from the press release -

　Asuka Corporation (Head office: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshinori Hagino,https://www.g-asuka.co.jp/index.htmThe Child Nekuto Lab ("Child Nekuto Lab"), a childcare research project run by the Child Nekuto Research Institute ("Child Nekuto Lab"), is a project to connect children, the future, and all people.https://konnect-labo.jp/(hereinafter referred to as "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has conducted a survey of 110 active childcare workers on their awareness of the use of video in the childcare field.

01｜75.51 TP6T of active childcare workers have experience using videos in childcare settings, and 91.91 TP6T are "interested" in the perspectives and voices of other childcare workers.
02｜What you want to know and learn from the perspective of other child care workers, No. 1 "How to respond to trouble situations" (60.4%) No. 2 "Techniques for talking to and interacting with children" (52.5%)
03｜49.1% expects to "learn good practices from other childcare workers" by videoing and utilizing the childcare worker's perspective.

Click here to download this survey:https://bit.ly/4b9pZOK

Survey Summary

Survey title: [Childcare Professionals] Attitude Survey on the Use of Video in Childcare Settings
Survey method: Internet survey planned by Lisapey ®︎, a research data marketing company provided by IDEATECH.
Survey period: January 31, 2025 - February 3, 2025
Valid responses: 110 active childcare workers

In order to arrive at a total of 100%, some figures are rounded up to the nearest 100%. As a result, there may be slight differences from the actual calculated values.

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75.51 TP6T of active childcare workers have used videos of actual childcare settings in their review of childcare activities or training

　"Q1. Do you have any experience of using videos of actual childcare settings in your review of childcare activities or training?"(n=110) when asked,54.61 TP6T respondents said that they "regularly conduct this program" and 20.91 TP6T respondents said that they "have tried it a little in the past."The answer was "yes.

Q1. Do you have any experience using videos of actual childcare settings (recorded) in your review of childcare activities or training?

Regularly: 54.61 TP6T
I have tried a little in the past: 20.91 TP6T
No experience at all: 24.51 TP6T

91.91 TP6T responded that they are "interested" in the way other caregivers look at and talk to their children

　"Q2. Are you interested in the way other child care workers in your office look at and talk to children?" (n=110)I asked,51.01 TP6T are "very interested" and 40.91 TP6T are "somewhat interested".The answer was "yes.

Q2. Are you interested in the way other child care workers in the same office look at and talk to children?

Very interested: 51.0%
Somewhat interested: 40.91 TP6T
Not very interested: 4.51 TP6T
Not interested at all: 3.6%

Until now, the childcare methods of other childcare workers and their interactions with children were understood through "sharing at staff meetings, etc." and "verbal communication.

　For those who answered "very interested" or "somewhat interested" in Q2,Q3: How have you obtained information on specific childcare methods and ways of interacting with children by other childcare workers in the same workplace? (Multiple answers)"(n=101) when asked,66.31 TP6T for "shared at staff meetings," 64.41 TP6T for "verbal communication," and 40.61 TP6T for "childcare documents (text, images)The answer was "yes.

Q3. How have you obtained information on specific childcare methods and ways of interacting with children by other childcare workers in the same workplace? (Multiple answers)

Shared at staff meetings, etc.: 66.31 TP6T
Verbal communication: 64.41 TP6T
Childcare documents, etc. (text, images): 40.6%
Video: 18.8%
Other: 1.0%
No opportunity to know: 1.0%
Don't know/unable to answer: 2.0%

About 60% said they would like to see the perspective of a "leader childcare worker".

　For those who answered "very interested" or "somewhat interested" in Q2,Q4. What kind of child care worker's perspective would you like to see? (Multiple answers)"(n=101) when asked,58.41 TP6T for "Leading Child Care Workers," 51.51 TP6T for "Senior Child Care Workers," and 44.61 TP6T for "Experienced Child Care Workers at the Head Level."The answer was "yes.

Q4. What kind of childcare worker's perspective would you like to see? (Multiple answers)

Leader's childcare worker: 58.41 TP6T
Senior childcare worker: 51.5%
Experienced child care workers at the head level: 44.61 TP6T
Childcare workers in other classes: 37.61 TP6T
Childcare workers in support: 33.71 TP6T
Same period nursery worker: 23.81 TP6T
・Junior nursery worker: 17.81 TP6T
・Newly graduated first-year childcare worker: 11.91 TP6T
Other: 0.0%
Don't know/unable to answer: 1.0%

The No. 1 thing I want to know and learn from other childcare workers' perspectives: "How to handle trouble situations."

　For those who answered "very interested" or "somewhat interested" in Q2,Q5. What would you like to know/learn from the perspective of other childcare professionals? Please tell us specifically. (Multiple answers)"(n=101) when asked,60.41 TP6T for "How to deal with troublesome situations," 52.51 TP6T for "Techniques for talking to and interacting with children," and 48.51 TP6T for "How to proceed and develop childcare activities.The answer was "yes.

Q5. What would you like to know/learn from the perspective of other childcare professionals? Please tell us specifically. (Multiple answers)

How to handle trouble situations: 60.4%
Techniques for talking to and interacting with children: 52.5%
How to proceed and develop childcare activities: 48.5%
Developmentally appropriate assistance: 44.6%
Ingenuity in dealing with parents: 36.61 TP6T
How to respond to children with special needs: 31.7%
Safety management and accident prevention awareness points: 30.71 TP6T
Methods for dealing with multiple children at the same time: 29.7%
Cooperation among staff: 22.81 TP6T
・Techniques for interacting with different age groups in childcare: 21.8%
Other: 0.0%
Don't know/unable to answer: 1.0%

The benefits include: "It makes the caregivers more aware of the fact that they are being watched, which leads to a more attentive attitude toward the children," and "How to solve problems when they arise.

　For those who answered other than "nothing in particular" or "don't know/unable to answer" in Q6,Q7. In addition to the answers to the questions in Q6, please feel free to tell us any other benefits you think we can expect from using videos from a childcare worker's point of view. (Free answer)"(n=104) when asked,The "awareness on the part of caregivers that they are being watched will lead to a greater awareness of the need to be more attentive to children," and "how to solve problems when they arise."We received 57 responses, including

Free answers, excerpts

Points on how to do it that I was not aware of, etc.
It will lead to an awareness on the part of the caregivers that they are being watched and to a more attentive involvement with the children.
Mutual operational efficiency.
Solutions to problems.
Because it's easy to imagine it in a good way.
By continuously taking videos, we can look back on them and notice the growth of the children. This will allow us to share the joy of the children's growth, which will lead to a deeper relationship with the children and a deeper shared understanding of the children, which will lead to better coordination among caregivers and better alignment in how they respond to the children.
Shift in parent education. Challenges at home and more.

Support sought when introducing the use of video, "Adjustment of work schedule to facilitate filming" was the most common response at 40.91 TP6T.

　Q8. If you were to introduce the use of video from the perspective of child care workers at your preschool, what kind of support would make it easier to use? (Multiple answers)"(n=110) when asked,40.91 TP6T for "Adjusting work schedules to facilitate filming," 36.41 TP6T for "A system for safe storage and sharing of videos," and 35.51 TP6T for "Guidelines for handling personal information.The answer was "yes.

Q8. If you were to introduce the use of video from the perspective of child care workers at your preschool, please tell us specifically what kind of support you think would make it easier to use. (Multiple answers)

Adjustment of work schedule to make it easier to shoot: 40.91 TP6T
Mechanisms for secure storage and sharing of videos: 36.4%
Guidelines for handling personal information: 35.5%
Support for basic use of ICT equipment: 31.8%
The system to cooperate with the entire park: 30.0%
・Starting with a small number of people in the park: 22.7%
Creating an atmosphere in which it is OK to fail: 21.8%
Creating a positive environment for discussion while watching videos: 18.2%
Sharing of examples and experiences of use by other preschools: 16.4%
Mechanisms for successfully integrating reflections on childcare into in-school training: 13.6%
Other: 0.9%
　Making Time
None in particular: 4.5%
Don't know/unable to answer: 3.61 TP6T

Some have called for "staffing that allows for more time," and for "partial filming rather than all of the filming to protect privacy."

　For those who answered other than "nothing in particular" or "don't know/unable to answer" in Q8,Q9. In addition to the answers to the questions in Q8, please feel free to tell us about any other support you think would be easy to utilize when introducing the use of video from the child care worker's perspective. (Free answer)"(n=101) when asked,We'll staff it so we can get more time," or "We'll take pictures of parts of it, not all of it, to protect privacy."We received 54 responses, including

Free answers, excerpts

Staffing will be made in such a way that time can be taken.
I don't have a lot of time, so short time is good.
Identification and elimination of wasteful operations.
To protect privacy, take pictures of parts, not all of them.
Personal interview.
You can get a variety of ideas, hearings, and training via ZOOM.
This is a preschool where ICT has not been introduced at all, partly because the director is very old. He is a director who does not feel the need for it and has very fixed personal values that do not easily incorporate the opinions of the frontline, so we would be very happy if we could encourage him from the outside to move his mind.

summary

　In this issue, we conducted a survey of 110 active childcare workers on their awareness of the use of video in the childcare field (childcare workers section).

　First, about 80% of the active childcare workers have used videos of actual childcare situations in their review of childcare activities or training, and 91.91 TP6T responded that they are "interested" in the perspectives of other childcare workers and how they talk to children. In terms of what they would like to know and learn from other childcare workers' perspectives, "how to respond to trouble situations" (60.4%) and "techniques for talking to and interacting with children" (52.5%) were among the most frequently mentioned. The top benefits of videoing and utilizing the childcare worker's perspective were "learning good practices from other childcare workers" (49.1%) and "expected to improve the quality of childcare in the entire preschool" (47.3%), while 40.9% requested "easy work to film" when introducing the use of video schedule" was requested by 40.9%.

　The survey revealed a high level of interest in and expectations for the use of video in the childcare field. When asked what kind of childcare worker's perspective they would particularly like to see, the most common response was "leader childcare workers," followed by "senior staff" and "experienced head-level childcare workers," indicating a strong tendency to want to see the perspective of childcare workers with more background and years of experience than themselves. This indicates that visualization of the consideration and broad perspective that experienced child caregivers give to child care in a concrete and objective manner can be a good factor for improving the quality of child care for the surrounding child caregivers. It may also indicate that information and skill sharing among childcare workers is still insufficient in some areas.

Comments on the survey｜Tsuyoshi Suehiro, Director of Child Nekuto Laboratory

　In general, human resource development in an organization must be optimized in consideration of the nature of the organization and the historical background. Furthermore, in the field of childcare, where policies are shifting from "quantity" to "quality," it is becoming even more important to objectively review past childcare activities and provide feedback on the analysis to other childcare professionals. By changing the mindset from the conventional "nurture people" to "nurture together" regardless of position or title, the childcare field will change to become more attractive. The survey showed that this is what we should focus on in the future.

Click here to download this survey:https://bit.ly/4b9pZOK

What is the "Gaze Project," an initiative that visualizes the "childcare worker's perspective"?

　In order to halt the accelerating decline in the birthrate, the government has formulated the "Children's Future Strategy Policy" and is actively promoting "measures to counteract the declining birthrate in another dimension. In this policy, the government has also indicated concrete moves to improve placement standards with the aim of improving the quality of childcare facilities.

In other words, there is a shift from expansion of "quantity" to improvement of "quality." Of course, the quality and safety of childcare services can be expected to improve with an increase in the number of staff. However, at the same time, it is also expected to increase the diversity and skill sets of the staff and complicate organizational management.

　In order to improve quality at the organizational level by returning the skills and knowledge of "individuals" to the organization, we have started the "Manazashi Project," an initiative to create videos of the "childcare worker's point of view" that effectively help feedback and information sharing among staff members, and to "improve the quality of childcare," "apply to tools for recruiting childcare workers," and "utilize in documentation. The "Gaze Project" is an initiative to "improve the quality of childcare," "use as a tool for recruiting childcare workers," and "use for documentation.

The "Gaze Project" Flow

Wearable cameras on childcare workers
Edit the video you shot
Childcare workers will learn from each other while watching edited video data (for use in inter-staff reviews, in-school training, and documentation). Plans are also in place to apply the system as a tool for recruiting and human resource development.

Seeking childcare facilities to cooperate with the "Manazashi Project!

　Child Nekuto Lab is currently accepting applications for a limited number of licensed nursery schools, kindergartens, and childcare centers that are willing to cooperate with the "Manazashi Project" (*This may be terminated suddenly depending on the number of applications. (*Please note that the project may end suddenly depending on the number of applications.) We would like to make a video of the staff's point of view! or "I want to see if it can be used for in-school training! We can assist with filming, video editing, and in-school training for childcare facilities that are interested in making videos of their staff's point of view. Please feel free to contact us.

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Child Nekuto Lab Division: seminar-info@g-asuka.jp

About "Child Nekuto Lab

The "Ko-Nekuto Lab" is a childcare research project that connects children, the future, and all people. This is a childcare research project that connects children, the future, and all people. We provide "research reports" and "news/articles" related to child-rearing and childcare, as well as the services provided by "KONNECT LABO".

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Business Manager : Tsuyoshi Suehiro
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About Us

Company Name : Asuka Corporation
Establishment : August 30, 1994
Representative Director: Yoshinori Hagino
Location : Asuka Building 3F, 5-2-2 Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Business : ■Establishment and operation of daycare centers (in-house daycare centers, in-house corporate daycare centers, licensed daycare centers)
　　　　　　■ Childcare support programs in cooperation with local governments
　　　　　　(Operation of children's halls, after-school children's clubs, childcare support centers, children's squares, etc.)
　　　　　　■Dispatch and introduction of personnel related to childcare
　　　　　　(nursery school teacher, kindergarten teacher, nurse, nutritionist, etc.)
　　　　　　■Visiting childcare support
　　　　　　(Baby/kids sitting services, housekeeping services, services commissioned by local governments)
　　　　　　■Training and travel support for childcare facilities
　　　　　　■Development and consulting of new childcare business
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More than 90% of childcare workers said they are "interested" in the way other childcare workers look at and talk to children, including wanting to learn "how to respond to troublesome situations.